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APPENDIX. 



subsequently verified either hj herself or by our Kowra- 

 rega visitors. 



The Gudang Vocabulary was formed at Cape Yorkj and 

 the chief contributor to it was the black named Paida, 

 mentioned in the preceding pages, to whom I latterly 

 was able to make myself tolerably well understood upon 

 most subjects, through the medium of the Kowrarega 

 language, which he knew thoroughly. As several dialects 

 are spoken at this place,* I took care to reject all such 

 words as were not given me expressly as Gudang. 



The following rules have been adopted in the Voca- 

 bularies. 



The vowels are sounded as follows : — 



a as a in hard 6 as o in hole, 



a „ a „ hat o „ o „ not. 



e „ e „ there li also u final 



„ 00 „ cool 



e „ e „ bet u „ u „ cut 



e French e ai „ „ eye 



T „ ee „ eel ei not represented in 

 i „ i „ bit English 



G is always hard, as in get ; ch soft, as in church. 

 The letters in italics are sometimes omitted. 

 The numbers appended to some words point out simi- 

 larities and derivations. 



* Two examples will suffice to shew the differences in the five languages 

 T^hich I have beard spoken at Cape York. 



Dog^ing-godinya (Gudang and YaguUe), ngyomo (Kachialaiga), Inyomo 

 (Induyamo), umai (Kowrarega). 



Smoke=ekura (Gudang and Induyamo), rong-gura (Yagulle and Kachia- 

 Jaiga),tao (^Cowrareg?i). 



